Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 78° Today 78° slight chance 59° 59° chance Tomorrow 80° Tomorrow 80° 58° 58°
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Crown back in Mercer County
By William Kincaid
Celina native Ellen Bryan was crowned Miss Ohio 2011 on Saturday evening at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield.
This is the second time a Mercer County woman has won the title in the last three years, as St. Henry native Erica Gelhaus was Miss Ohio 2009. [More]
Obituaries on June 20th, 2011
Lavern J. Bruggeman, 77, Portland, Ind., died at 8:45 p.m. June 17, 2011, at his residence. [More]
Cletus John Gariety, 94, Celina, died June 19, 2011, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Geraldine Carolynn Ramga, Wapakoneta, died at 10:40 a.m. June 18, 2011, at the home where she was born and raised. [More]
Ruby Lee Suever, 83, of Montezuma and formerly of Spencerville, died at 9:26 a.m. June 17, 2011, at Celina Manor. [More]
Mary Agnes Recker, 84, Kalida, died at 3:20 p.m. June 18, 2011, at The Meadows of Kalida. [More]
Local pictures on June 20th, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 20th, 2011
MARIA STEIN - Amid pomp, ceremony and special music Sunday, the congregation of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church marked the 175th anniversary of the oldest parish in Mercer County.
MARIA STEIN - Ag Solutions, a group organized under the auspices of the Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO), is becoming more involved in assisting 300 local livestock producers deal with manure/nutrient issues.
CELINA - Just when it seemed like the Grand Lake Mariners were starting to get on a roll, the rug was tugged from underneath them.
Three outs away from winning their second straight Great Lakes Summer Collegiate game of the season, Licking County tied Sunday night's ballgame at 4-all.
Local Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Shawnee emerged the overall winner of a four-team ACME baseball tournament that concluded on Saturday at Montgomery